5 Must Haves in Your Travel Gear

I have been asked a few times in the last many months about
the backpack, camera and other things I carry during my travels. I thought I
would put them all together in a post here with recommendations so you know
what to look for while making a purchase for your travel gear.

1. Rucksack- Quechua Forclaz 70L Backpack

I purchased this Quechua bag from Decathlon in March this year and have been using it at all
times, chucking away the suitcase for good. The 70L capacity is more than enough for carrying clothes, shoes and
other things for a 15 day trip easily. I am sure I can manage with it even on a
foreign vacation of longer duration. Why I chose this particular bag is because
of the front-opening that it has, apart from its classy look. It just makes
packing and accessing your stuff so much easier than a top-load bag. Plus, it
has a 10-year warranty. Tip: Put your
shirts, tees, trousers in separate poly-bags/paper-bags inside the backpack. It
makes it non-messy to take things out.

2. Backpack- Wildcraft Laptop Bag

Alongwith the rucksack, I tend to carry my Wildcraft laptop
bag with me always. I waited for over 6 months for this bag to be in-stock on
Amazon before I could buy it in 2015. The bag has been working wonderfully all
this time with no complaints. It easily fits my 16-inch laptop, camera, water
bottle, jacket, a pair of changing clothes and a lot more. Amazing for a
day-trip or even a 3 day trip and is great for cabin baggage in flights both with
and without the laptop. The blue one is what I got, but the red one is mostly available online. Check here.

3. Action Camera- SJCAM SJ5000x Elite

This is the latest addition to my gear as I felt a need to have
a camera for my rough use (I use my iPhone as the primary camera) My major need
that this camera fulfils is brilliant timelapse sequences and at its full HD
recording capacity, the video quality is very good. I shot my entire Ladakh
Vlogs in June this month using solely the SJCAM action camera. It’s a great and
cheap alternative to the GoPro.

4. Powerbank

With continuous use of the phone all day long and I running
around outdoors most of the time, getting a powerbank had become a necessity. I
bought this 11000 mAH Intex powerbank on Amazon and it fits amazingly in my
pocket, is easy to carry, and charges my phone fully more than 3 times on a
single charge. Now I use it to charge my action camera as well.

5. Passport Holder

I recently got this personalised passport holder from
Perfico after being impressed by their awesome collection. It holds the
passport on one side and boarding passes, credit cards or visiting cards can
easily fit into its other pockets. Looks superbly cool, classy and is handy, and avoids
all the searching around for documents at the airport counter. Click here to
check their collection and to buy your own personalised passport holder.